Ironing or bosom board.



PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907. W. TH-URBBR. IRONING 0R BOSOM BOARD;

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UNITED srnggs AAAA ggmvr OFFICE.

WILLIAM THURBER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SINCLAIR LAUNDRY MACHINERY CO., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

IRONING 0R BOSOM BOARD.

Patented March 5, 1907.

Original applicationy filed November 19, 1904, Serial No. 233,434. Divided and this application led August 6, 1906. Serial No. 32 9 .437.

To all whom t 'ni/ty concern:

` Be it known that I, WILLIAM TI-IURBER, a citizen of the United States, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ironing or Bosom Boards 3 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, whichy form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing or bosom boards over which is fitted a shirt or like garment and which supports the front or bosom of the garment while being ironed.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter` set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Among the objects of the invention is to improve the construction and operation of the ironing surface so as to facilitate the pressing of shirt fronts or bosoms having a central or otherwise disposed plait or buttons, to provide an improved guard for protecting the operator from' the pins by which the top cloth of the ironing-surface is detachably fixed in place, and to provide an improved construction and arrangement whereby a number of ironing-boards of varying sizes may be interchangeably used on a single support.

-As shown in the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of an ironing-board embodying my improvements, partially broken away to show the construction of the ironing-surface. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the board, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 and showing the support of said board. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an end view of the board and its support. Fig. 6 is a detail illustrating the arrangement for removably fixing the pin-guard frame in place. p

As shown in said drawings, A designates as y a whole what is hereinafter termed the ironlayers of suitable material over which is stretched a cloth constituting the ironingsurface proper. The ironing-board is herein shown as supported on a spider-like frame B, which in turn is mounted on a plate or board B', this arrangement being like that shown in my prior application for United States Letters Patent, Serial No. 233,434, filed November 19, 1904, for improvements in ironing-machines, of which this application is a division.

The base or foundation of the ironingboard proper comprises a generally fiat metal plate A, on the under surface of which are formed longitudinal and transverse bearing members a a a2, that rest on upwardly-facing horizontal bearing-surfaces of the support B. Thesaid bosom-board is detachably secured to the support B in such manner that bosomboards of varying dimensions may be interchangeably used with the single support B. For this purpose the said support is provided at its front and rear ends, respectively, with screw-threaded studs b h', and said studs are providedwith beveled heads b2 b3, respectively, which engage undercut notches a3 a4, formed on the under face of the plateA.

The under face of said plate is out away ad- 8o jacent to said notches to permit saidV heads to properly engage the notches. As herein shown, the head b2 of the stud b may be iiXed permanently in place, while the head b3 of the stud Ii is cut away to provide a straight portion b4 on the side thereof opposite its beveled portion. When the stud t is rotated, therefore, its beveled portion is disengaged from its associated notch. occurs, the forward end of the ironing-board is :free to beraised, and by shifting the board forwardly it may be released from the head of the rear stud, and thereby detached from its support. The said forward stud b is provided with a handle b5, by which the stud may be rotated to disengage it from and engage it with the undercut recess a4 in the manner stated.

A feature of my improvements relating to the ironing-surface of the board embraces a construction which provides an area or section of the ironing-surface which is more yielding than other parts of the surface, such superyielding area or section being designed When this to support during the pressing operation the part` of a shirt front or bosom provided with a plait or a row of buttons. rihis arrange-- ment is such that such raised parts of the bosom may sink into the superyielding section or area, thereby avoiding the pressing of the buttons into the material or bosom or unduly compressing the plait or plaits and causing them to adhere to the bosom.

Referring now to the illustrated construction of the composite board and the manner of producing the ironing-surface having the characteristics referred to, the same is made as follows: The base-plate A is provided. at its sides and forward end with a marginal rim A2, Figs. 3 and 4, and is provided on its upper face with a longitudinally-disposed recess or depression A3, in which is mounted a strip A4 of yielding material, such as soft rubber, of a thickness to project above the upper face of said plate. Resting on the upper surface of the plate at each side of said central strip and between the same and the si de rims or flanges A2 are wider strips A5 A5 of yielding material, which may also be made of rubber and harder than the said central strip. rThe upper surfaces of said side strips are flush with or in the same plane as the upper surface of the central strip A4. Overlying said strips or sections of rubber A4 A5 is a soft yielding layer A, which may consists of a number of thicknesses of cotton flannel or like material. Laid over said layer A(s is a cloth A7, the outside surface of which constitutes the exposed ironing-surface of the board. The said surface cloth extends at its margins over the margins of the plate A and is attached to the board at the two sides and the front end margins thereof by means of pins ai o5, extending laterally outwardly from said end and sides of the board. The surface cloth A7 at the end of the board which is formed to provide the collar-recess A is folded downwardly over the end margins -of the board and upwardly against the under face of the board and is attached thereto at each side of the collar-recess by means of pins a. (L6,- Fig. 5, extending downwardly from said lower face of the board.

In the arrangement herein shown the central strip AAx is made thicker than the side sections A5 by reason of its being placed in said central depression of the plate. It is only essential, however, that said central strip be made of a material possessing greater yieldability than the side sections and sufficiently thick to receive raised portions of the shirt front or bosom, as before stated. The location of the central strip within the depression A3 is structurally advantageous, however,

for the reason that it is thereby held more.

firmly in place, and, further, because the side strips or sections A5 are hel-d in place between the side rims A2 of the base-plate and the central strip A4.

Surrounding the end and side margins of the board is a pin-guard frame C, herein shown as made of angle-bar cross-secti on, the said guard-frame being removably supported on the board in such manner that it may be readily detached from and attached thereto. To this end the horizontal flanges c of the angle-b ars composing the frame lie upon the upwardly-facing marginal parts of the board, while the vertical webs c of said bars depend outside of the attaching-pins 0,5 below the level of the latter. This manner of supporting the frame holds it from lateral movement on the board. l t is held from endwise movement on the board by means of bolts or studs D, extending laterally from the board and engaging inclined notches c2, Fig. 6, formed in pieces c, fixed in any suitable manner to the side members of said frame. The roar ends of the vertical webs of the side arms of the guard-frame are turned inwardly, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, to avoid sharp proj ecting parts at the inner end of the board, the presence of which are objectionable.

The pins a@ on the under face of the plate A, by which the cloth at the neckband end of the board is fixed in place, are covered by guard-plates E E, located one at each side of the neckband-recess and fixed thereto by screws e or in any other suitable manner. T he said guard-plates E are provided at their cuter side margins with upwardly-directed flanges c', which extend upwardly between the rear ends of the arms of the guard-frame C and the sides of the board, the flanges of said guard-frame arms being recessed or cut away, as shown at c4, Fig. 1,.to receive said flanges of the guard-plates.

rllhe ironing-board described may be employed in connection* with an ironing-machine such as is shown in my aforesaid pending application, Serial No. 233,434, or said improvements may be applied to an ironing or bosom board designed for hand-ironing. The clamping devices by which the neckband and shoulder of the garment being ironed, as well as the tension device by which tension is brought on the bosom of said garment, are not herein shown, inasmuch as any suitable form of clamping and tension mechanism may be employed.

l claim as my inventionl. An ironing-board having an ironingsurface provided with a yielding support, said yielding support comprising a strip or area which is made of a material more yielding than the other parts of said support, for the purpose set forth.

2. An ironing-board having an ironingsurface provided with a yielding support,

said yielding support comprisinga longitudinally-disposed part which is made of a material more yielding than the other parts of said support, for the purpose set forth.

3. An ironing-board comprising a base- IOO plate, an ironing-surface and a yielding` body interposed between the base-plate and the ironing-surface including a longitudinal central part niade of a material more yielding than the side portions thereof.

4, An ironing-board comprising a baseplate, an ironing-surface, and an interposed yielding support consisting of two side sections and a centrally-disposed strip, which latter is inade of a Inaterial more yieldingr than the side sections.

5. An ironingboard comprising a baseplate provided with a central longitudinal depression, a soft strip of yielding material within said depression, and sections of relatively harder material on the plate, one at each side of the central strip, said central strip being,l inade thicker than, and flush at its upper surface with said side sections, and an ironingsurface cloth thereon.

6. An ironing-board comprising a baseplate, a rubber support thereon comprising two side sections and a centrallydisposed strip, which latter is more yielding than the i side sections, a layer of yielding material resting on said support, and a surface cloth thereon.

7. An ironing-board comprising a baseplate provided with a central longitudinal depression, an ironing-surface cloth, and an interposed yielding' support consisting of a strip of yielding material within said depression and sections of relatively harder inaterial one at each side of the central strip, said central strip being thicker than and flush at its upper surface with said side sections, and said base-plate being provided with rinis or flanges, between which and the central strip, said side sections are held in place.

8. The combination with an ironing-board and its support, said board being provided on its under face with undercut notches, studs mounted in said support and provided with beveled heads adapted to enter said notches, one of said studs being rotatable to release it from its associated undercut notch.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as niy invention I affix my signature7 in the presence of two witnesses, this 25th day oi July, A. D. 1906.

WILLIAM THURBER. Witnesses:

JULIUs W. Koen, HENRY A. BORN. 

